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Cultural Blinders to Discipleship
Peter’s rebuke of Jesus was not simply a misplaced desire to avoid suffering. It was much more. It was a product of the cultural narrative.

Michael Kuhn
May 23, 20245 min read


Revisiting the Goodness of the Good News
For the masses of displaced and crisis-afflicted people of our world, the gospel of the suffering servant is still heard as good news.

Michael Kuhn
May 23, 20246 min read
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Cultural Blinders to Discipleship
Peter’s rebuke of Jesus was not simply a misplaced desire to avoid suffering. It was much more. It was a product of the cultural narrative.
Michael Kuhn
May 23, 20245 min read


Revisiting the Goodness of the Good News
For the masses of displaced and crisis-afflicted people of our world, the gospel of the suffering servant is still heard as good news.
Michael Kuhn
May 23, 20246 min read


Bridging Spiritual Formation and Theology
What role does theology play in spiritual formation? Does it even play a role?
Michael Kuhn
Jan 25, 20236 min read


How Does Spiritual Formation Take Place?
The Jesus-Peter relationship as a spiritual formation model.
Michael Kuhn
Nov 7, 20225 min read


Is Following Jesus a "Politic?"
(published on the ABTS blog, 7 Oct 2020) Is following Jesus a “politic?” That question is perhaps the latest step in a life-long...
Michael Kuhn
May 25, 20225 min read


Is Theology Missional
Is Theology Missional? A good friend, after hearing of my recent activities in ministry, asked the question: Are you teaching theology or...
Michael Kuhn
May 17, 202210 min read


The Agony of Afghanistan
Can any sense be made of recent events in Afghanistan?
Michael Kuhn
Sep 6, 20215 min read


Reversing an Eclipse
In prophetic language, can we forsake our insecure whoring after the kingdoms of this world long enough to see our true beauty?
Michael Kuhn
Jan 2, 20213 min read
The Israel of God
The Identity of God's People I lived in Cairo, Egypt for sixteen years. While there, I learned that the subject of Israel is a dangerous...
Michael Kuhn
Mar 25, 202027 min read


Stuck in the Swamp: Contemplating Evangelical Enmeshment in Politics
originally published at ABTS Lebanon and on Ethics Daily Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest...
Michael Kuhn
Jan 20, 20205 min read


Why Do the Nations Rage? The World’s Plea for Leadership with Integrity
originally published at ABTS Lebanon Media outlets are noticing an unprecedented proliferation of uprisings around the globe—Hong Kong,...
Michael Kuhn
Nov 7, 20195 min read


The Commodification of Mission in the Muslim World
originally published at ABTS Lebanon A commodity—something that is bought and sold. Mission—the loving and joyful response of Christ’s...
Michael Kuhn
Aug 22, 20196 min read


Getting the Trinity Out of the Ivory Tower
originally published at ABTS Lebanon Are there any “ivory tower theologians” out there? I’ve never seen an ivory tower…and I suppose...
Michael Kuhn
Jul 11, 20196 min read


Muslim-Christian Relations and Freedom of Conscience
originally published at ABTS Lebanon In reflecting over the long history of Muslim-Christian interaction, it appears some hopeful winds...
Michael Kuhn
Jun 20, 20195 min read


East and West: Putting Our Best Foot Forward
originally published at ABTS Lebanon I recently learned that Eugene Peterson, author, pastor and Bible translator, passed away. At the...
Michael Kuhn
Jan 17, 20194 min read


Reframing the Holy Land and the People of God
originally published at ABTS Lebanon There is no more deeply entrenched issue facing the world than the question of Israel and Palestine....
Michael Kuhn
Jun 14, 20187 min read


A Modest Proposal for Changing the World
originally published at ABTS Lebanon and Fuller Studio While traveling recently through North America, it struck me frequently that...
Michael Kuhn
Nov 9, 20176 min read


The US Immigration Ban: A View from the Kingdom
originally published at ABTS Lebanon Thus the so-called outsiders are really only "insiders" who have not yet understood and apprehended...
Michael Kuhn
Feb 16, 20177 min read


Takfīr and Church Unity: A Lesson from an Unlikely Source
originally published at ABTS Lebanon A new word keeps showing up in the news describing radical Islamic groups—takfīr. It’s the English...
Michael Kuhn
Jun 15, 20166 min read


Rethinking Hospitality: Pondering the Sexual Harassment Scandal in Germany
originally published at ABTS Lebanon Not that long ago, German Chancellor Merkel made news by flinging the door open to immigrants...
Michael Kuhn
Jan 21, 20165 min read
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